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Disney just can’t quit the realistic CGI animals. Since 2016’s “The Jungle Book,” it’s the less magical, the better when it comes to speaking and singing critters at the House of Mouse. Lovable cartoons have been swapped for claws, fangs and beady eyes on nearly expressionless faces, and, without fail, the trick is always more …

Actors, have I got an audition monologue for you! Let’s set the scene: The world is crumbling, there’s violence in the streets and you’re a sadsack peon who’s led a meaningless life. So one day, you decide, “I give up,” and go on a bloody rampage through the city. Got it? Here are your lines. …

Director Matt Reeves revealed the first look of the logo at his upcoming film “The Batman” on Thursday, as well as a teaser poster to promote the upcoming panel for the DC Films production at the DC FanDome virtual presentation on Aug. 22. The poster, designed by DC’s chief creative officer Jim Lee, depicts the …

The Great Depression of the 1930s was by far the greatest economic calamity in U.S. history. In 1931, the year before Franklin Roosevelt was elected president, unemployment in the United States had soared to an unprecedented 16.3 percent. In human terms that meant that over eight million Americans who wanted jobs could not find them. …

Former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon and three other defendants were arrested on Thursday morning and charged with fraud by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Bannon, along with Brian Kolfage, Timothy Shea, and Andrew Badolato, were charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors who contributed to “We Build the Wall,” …

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Unless you’re the New York Mets, who could tie themselves into mental knots over the ordering, today, of a vanilla ice cream cone. Wednesday night ended well for the Peter Griffin of the baseball world, as Michael Conforto’s two-run, ninth-inning homer cleaned up the …

Regarding the Mets and Steven Matz, this need not be complicated, no matter how much Luis Rojas channeled Gregory Hines on Wednesday afternoon with his tap dancing: Sure, the Mets should try making Matz their Ryan Yarbrough. They should keep him in their starting rotation, in other words, only not as a starter. I’m not …

“The Batman” will resume shooting in early September in the UK at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, according to insiders. The comic book adventure was roughly seven weeks into production when filming had to be halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The Batman,” which is said to be a grittier and more realistic take …

Not even a baby shower can stop the drama on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” On Wednesday night’s episode — which Page Six got an exclusive sneak peek at — Denise Richards becomes the focal point of conflict leading up to Teddi Mellencamp’s shower. As co-stars Dorit Kemsley and Kyle Richards are seen setting …

Ashley Benson sparked engagement rumors after she was spotted wearing a massive diamond ring on her left ring finger as she and boyfriend G-Eazy ran errands in LA. Benson, 30, and G-Eazy, 31, were out grocery shopping together in Los Feliz, Calif., when the former “Pretty Little Liars” star was seen wearing the sparkler. The …